As discussed in a previous Media Blitz post (HERE) and by ReelSEO (HERE), YouTube reaches more 18 to 49 year olds than the top 10 Prime Time TV shows. Since its launch in 2005, we’ve said YouTube was the game-changer that made TV obsolete. Television, despite the variety of cable companies – many owned by …
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Poor Movie Rental Selection Since the Demise of Blockbuster
As Netflix and streaming movies online came to be increasingly popular, the popularity of actually going to a movie rental store waned. Additionally, more people were consuming more and different media content online, but people still watch movies at home. For about 3 decades, movie rental stores increased the power of the masses to consume …
Amazon Launches Amazon Video Direct – A Video Upload & Payment Service for Video Creators
http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/amazon-takes-on-youtube-with-new-rival-amazon-video-direct/ Amazon has launched Amazon Video Direct, which allows video creators to directly upload their videos and be paid as their content is watched. While the business model and market differs from YouTube, AVD could become a big player in the general online video marketplace. Filmmakers will be able to distribute their movies through Amazon …